MarketResearch.com

MarketResearch.com
Private
Industry Market Research
Headquarters Rockville, MD, United States
Key people
 CEO: Robert Granader
Slogan Knowledge. Identified & Delivered.
Website www.marketresearch.com

MarketResearch.com is a provider of global market reports offering one of the most comprehensive collections of market intelligence products and services on the Web. It supplies clients with access to research from more than 700 global publishers, consultancies and advisory firms. [1] With more than 1,000,000 market research reports, MarketResearch.com offers business information on industries, demographics, regions, companies, products, and trends. The company was established in 1998 as a publisher, brands include: Packaged Facts, Kalorama Information, Simba Information, Education Market Research and SBI. The catalog of products is available via four platforms:

1. MarketResearch.com for self-service clients with one-time needs,
2. Knowledge Center for all-you-can-eat industry focused clients,
3. Profound for clients with diverse needs who require only a section of a report,
4. MarketResearch.com Academic for universities and students, installed in nearly 100 business schools worldwide.

History and Growth

MarketResearch.com, Inc. was created in 1998 by Rob Granader through the acquisition of the Published Products division of FIND/SVP (then part of the worldwide SVP network), and FINDEX, the Worldwide Directory of Market Research Reports, Studies and Surveys. [2] The Published Products division included the Packaged Facts, FIND/SVP (now Kalorama Information) and Specialists in Business Information (now SBI) brand lines, as well as The Information Catalog, which was the print predecessor to the current online collection.[3]

In 2000 MarketResearch.com, Inc. acquired Newsletters.com, a Rockville, MD based aggregator of business information. [4]

In January 2001 the MarketResearch.com platform launched as the world’s largest aggregator of syndicated research.

In July 2005 MarketResearch.com acquired its chief online competitor, MindBranch, Inc. from Village Ventures.

In May 2007 MarketResearch.com acquired Profound, from Thomson Corporation's Legal Division. This acquisition dramatically expanded the size of MarketResearch.com. [5]

In June 2007 MarketResearch.com purchased Simba Information, a market intelligence provider for the information, media, and publishing industries.

In 2007 MarketResearch.com made the EContent 100 List as one of the top 100 digital content companies.[6]

In March 2008, MarketResearch.com made the SmartCEO Future 50 list as one of the 50 fastest growing companies in the greater Washington DC area.[7]

From 2007 through 2010 MarketResearch.com made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in the United States.[8]

In October 2011 the publishing division launched Knowledge Centers, allowing clients all-you-can-eat access to an individual publisher or set of reports.

In July 2013 MarketResearch.com acquired Education Market Research to bolster its content in the Education space. [9]

In November 2014 Profound for individuals launched, bringing the world of market research to start-ups and small businesses.

Solutions

MarketResearch.com - The public website and online database of syndicated business intelligence reports from over 700 publishers.

Profound - An online database of business intelligence where reports are sliced, allowing clients to purchase individual sections including chapters, charts, graphs and tables. [10]

Knowledge Center - This solution provides unlimited access to an extensive and comprehensive collection of industry-specific market research from a selection of leading publishers for one fixed price. [11]

Custom – Utilizes in-house analysts and the company’s network of research providers to create custom information solutions for clients.

MarketResearch.com Academic – Provides university and business students with campus-wide access to an online database of research from an array of publishers.

Publishers

Packaged Facts – Market intelligence for consumer markets, specializing in consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, financial services, and demographics.

Kalorama Information – Market intelligence for medical and healthcare markets, with specialties in biotechnology, diagnostics, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals.

Simba Information Education Market Research – Market intelligence for the media, publishing, and education market.

References

  1. ↑ Company Description – Hoover's
  2. ↑ Company Description – Hoover's
  3. ↑ Hawaii eBook Library MarketResearch.com Information World Review, Feb 1999
  4. ↑ MarketResearch.com to acquire assets of Newsletters.com Information Today, Oct 2000
  5. ↑ Thomson Business Intelligence Divests Profound and NewsEdge Information Today, July 2007
  6. ↑ 2007 EContent 100 List
  7. ↑ PR Newswire, 2008
  8. ↑ Inc. Magazine
  9. ↑ Research Information - Simba Information and Education Market Research merge
  10. ↑ Hawaii eLibrary
  11. ↑ Yahoo! Finance - Leading Publisher Packaged Facts Announces Launch of Comprehensive Consumer Market Research Database

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